Subj : Tap.. tap.. tap.. is this thing on?
To   : Paul Quinn
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Wed Dec 11 2019 14:58:36

Hello Paul,

 PQ> There is is a FREQ server package for Linux called 'Mfreq', by Markus
 PQ> Reschke. In it are a couple of bonus BASH scripts that he threw in
 PQ> just for the hell of it, called: sendfile.sh & frequest.sh to send
 PQ> files or make FREQ requests to send via your binkD job.  In any case
 PQ> either script might be used to start-off a binkD session. They need
 PQ> fine-tuning to your local Binkley directory structure.  Not hard; I
 PQ> did it!

Those scripts sound good. Whenever I want to send a file or reuest one, I have
to figure out the hexadecimal of it all.. Oops, I didn't mean to send that
there.. ;)

 PQ> The guy was just shy of genius level (he also wrote an IP address
 PQ> extraction tool from a FTN nodelist, in BASH!).  If you want Mfreq
 PQ> just FREQ 'mfreq' from here, for the last version.  Zone 2 let him go
 PQ> without a fight, when he got slightly pissed-off at something minor.

I remember when he left although I don't know what was troubling him. I do have
 a version of mfreq here, been meaning to set that up. I'll freq yours to make
sure I am up to date.

 AI>> Yes.. :) We are testing the ability to use the binkp protocol in
 AI>> a secure way. Any help, feedback or direction you can provide is
 AI>> welcome.

 PQ> My Idea of a secure doover is covering the keyboard with my off-hand
 PQ> while I peek & poke at the ivories with t'other.  :)

At least your keyboard is secure.. ;)

 AI>> Do you think that would be a good thing?

 PQ> The all-time best would be simply a 'crash' filebox.

Everything is on crash here except my point and one other node that has become
unresponsive. I'm hoping that node will come back to life but time will tell.

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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